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The best mp3 player options you've got under $200 are certainly the Apple units, followed by Sony, Cowan and others. These players feature excellent storage, great battery life, touch screen interfaces and Bluetooth too. So scroll down our listing below to check out specs, reviews and buying options.

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Cowon X9

Cowon White X9 8 GB Digital Media Player


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Cowon X9
Apple iPod Touch 4th Gen. Black
Apple iPod Touch 3rd Generation
Sony Walkman NWZ-S544
Apple iPod Nano 5th Generation
Cowon White X9 8 GB Digital Media Player
Apple iPod Touch fourth Generation 64 GB Digital Media Player
Apple iPod Touch 3rd Generation 64GB Black MP3 Player
Sony Walkman NWZ-S544VLT 8GB Violet MP3 Player  2 4  LCD  Flash Drive  FM Tuner  6 5 Hours Video  42 Hours Audio
Apple iPod nano 5th Generation Silver  16 GB  MP3 Player
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Release Date
Aug 2012
Sep 2010
Sep 2009
Sep 2009
Sep 2009
Main Storage Type
Micro SD Card
Built-in Memory
Internal Flash Drive
Built-in Memory
Internal Flash Drive
Storage Capacity
8.0 GB
64.0 GB
64.0 GB
8.0 GB
16.0 GB
Expansion Slots
microSD
Without Expansion Slots
Internal Flash Drive
Internal Flash Drive
Number of Songs
2000.0
16000.0
14000.0
2000.0
4000.0
Use
Music, Video, Recording, Photo Viewing
Music, Video, Recording, Photo Viewing
Music, Video, Photo Viewing
Music, Video, Photo Viewing
Music, Video, Recording, Photo Viewing

A bit expensive, Feature-poor in some respects, Low-res screen

There's no GPS.

Pricier than predecessor.

It offers a better screen for watching video or playing movies, but it doesn't stand up to the iPod's polished music system.

The collaboration of an analogue tuning dial and the ipods scroll wheel is the basic idea of how the radio tuner is supposed to operate; while the idea seems great on paper, it did not function really well.

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